Today's episode covers escalating trade tensions as Trump's metal tariffs spark global countermeasures, OpenAI pushes forward with a groundbreaking new API for autonomous AI agents, and Spotify announces record-breaking royalty payouts—but the numbers tell a different story for most artists.

• Trade war escalates as Trump metal tariffs take effect - BBC
• Trump to slash workforce at US education department - Financial Times
• Sweden to expand arms and space capabilities without US - Financial Times
• Bengaluru emerges as global AI talent hub amid talent crunch - Bloomberg
• TSMC proposes chip JV with Nvidia, AMD, and others to rival Intel - Reuters
• OpenAI introduces powerful Responses API for autonomous AI agents - Slashdot
• Salesforce announces $1 billion AI investment in Singapore - Yahoo Finance
• Spotify claims historic $10B royalty payout in 2024 - Financial Times
• Elon Musk attributes X outage to Ukraine conflict - The Next Web
• EU retaliates against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs - Forbes
• U.S. government explores strategic Bitcoin reserve - Forbes
• BP shifts focus back to oil despite climate pledges - Forbes
• Spotify’s royalty payments benefit only a tiny fraction of artists - The Guardian
• YouTube marketing spend drops as brand usage decreases - Digiday

Trump tariffs, OpenAI Responses API, Spotify royalties, AI talent hub, TSMC joint venture, strategic Bitcoin reserve, BP renewable energy, YouTube marketing trends

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